Nora-Palermo-Rockhurst
Randy E. Blue
2
Bellarmine BU 6-9, 1-4 GLVC
3
Winner Illinois Springfield UIS 4-10, 2-3 GLVC
Bellarmine BU
6-9, 1-4 GLVC
2
Final
3
Illinois Springfield UIS
4-10, 2-3 GLVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Bellarmine BU 13 16 25 25 11 (2)
Illinois Springfield UIS 25 25 21 23 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Defeats Bellarmine for First Time in Program History

Stars come out on top in five

SPRINGFIELD, IL - The University of Illinois Springfield volleyball team grabbed a 3-2 victory against Bellarmine for the first time in program history on Friday evening at TRAC.

THE BASICS
RESULT: UIS 3, BU 2 (25-13, 25-16, 21-25, 23-25, 15-11)
RECORDS: UIS 4-10, 2-3 GLVC; Bellarmine 6-9, 1-4 GLVC
UP NEXT: The Stars host Southern Indiana on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Screaming Eagles are coming off of a 3-0 loss at McKendree.

UIS TOP PERFORMERS
  • Junior Nora Palermo (West Chicago, Ill.) recorded a team-best 11 kills and hit .321 for the match, while narrowly missing a double-double with nine digs.
  • Classmate Ashley Beaton (Wildwood, Mo.) recorded eight kills and had three aces to go along with three digs.
  • Senior Nikki Madoch (Algonquin, Ill.) put down some key kills and recorded seven for the match along with two aces, and four block assists.
  • On the block, Emma Burkle (Crystal Lake, Ill.) recorded six helpers and Alyssa Hasler (South Bend, Ind.) put down five and one block solo.
COACH'S CORNER


HOW IT HAPPENED
  • UIS raced out to a two set lead after dominating in sets one and two, 25-13 and 25-16, respectively. The Knights hit in negative numbers in both stanzas as they headed in the locker room.
  • The Prairie Stars hit .429 in set one thanks to 11 kills on 21 attempts with just two errors.
  • Set three is where the momentum went to the visiting team. Bellarmine hit .295, scoring 20 points on kills.
  • In set four, UIS miscues gave Bellarmine the chance to take the match, but the home team buckled down as it went to the deciding set.
  • UIS took an early 5-1 lead, but the visitors were not done yet and eventually tied the frame at 10-all.
  • A Stars' kill, an ace and a Knights error put the favor back in the home team's court. Hasler and Burkle put back an attack before another Bellarmine error secure the five-set match for UIS.
FOR THE OPPONENTS
- Bellarmine hit .101 for the match and recorded 13 service errors and 11 reception errors.
- Ashley Jefferson provided a spark off the bench with 14 total kills
- Senior setter Allie Muha had a double-double with 32 assists and 11 digs, while also knocking down six kills.
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